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Jamie McMurray crew chief Keith Rodden now will work with Kasey Kahne while McMurray gets former RCR engineer Matt McCall. Just a few weeks ago, Danica Patrick crew chief Tony Gibson went to work with Kurt Busch. There are more to come, as Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to rotate some of its crew chiefs. In a version of “what have you done for me lately,” here is a list of one person’s opinion (mine) of the best crew-chief performances this year....

While Pederson ends his five-year tenure with the Eagles with a 46-39-1 record and three playoff trips, owner Jeffery Lurie and team officials dive late into the search for a new coach. Pederson’s mismanaging of Carson Wentz, Jalen Hurts and the quarterback situation eventually cost him. Now the Eagles will look for the best replacement hire with the Jets, Jaguars, Falcons, Texans, Chargers and Lions also going after the top candidates....

With the launch of the Rainbow Six Siege beta this weekend, it looks like Ubisoft may be unintentionally lighting these fires once again. The developer has confirmed that the Rainbow Six Siege beta, which is currently in closed beta, is running at 1080p on PlayStation 4 and 900p on Xbox One. For most people, the different is barely noticeable and ultimately doesn’t affect the gameplay, especially on Xbox One, which has the slightly lower resolution....

Designer Y7S4.2 will be making a fair number of balance updates to two Operators this time around. There will also be a lot of weapon tweaks, with multiple nerfs and buffs making their way to the guns. The Rainbow Six Siege servers will be taken down at 9 am ET/2 pm UTC for all platforms and regions. The developers have mentioned that the downtime will be for exactly one hour, and the servers are expected to come back online at 10 am ET/3 pm UTC....

The Liga giants found themselves forced into a corner once the Brazilian made it clear that he wanted out and PSG stumped up the cash to trigger his release clause. Neymar 12/1 to be CL top scorer Having parted with one of the leading performers in the world game, Barca quickly set about trying to bring in cover. Part of the fee Neymar brought in was spent on the likes of Paulinho and Ousmane Dembele, but Rakitic concedes that the 25-year-old will be a big miss at Camp Nou....

Pique had voiced his support for the controversial Catalan independence referendum, which was met with a heavy-handed response by Spanish police in October. Real 6/5 to beat Spurs That stance saw him whistled at by supporters during the international break, but Spain managed to orchestrate wins over Albania and Israel as they sealed a place at the 2018 World Cup. Ramos said speaking about politics made life harder for the national team, although he insisted Pique’s behaviour was excellent....

Captain for club and country, Real Madrid defender Ramos is Spain’s most-capped player, with 168 appearances on the international stage. He has never participated at the Olympics, however, where the football tournament is comprised of under-23 squads allowed to select three over-aged players. Ramos’ long-time international centre-back partner Gerard Pique has also voiced his desire to take part at Tokyo 2020, despite having retired from duty with Spain after the 2018 World Cup...

Running back Cam Akers will sport No. 3 next season for the Rams, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon through their Twitter page. Odell Beckham Jr., currently a free agent, wore the number while playing for Los Angeles last season. Responding to Adam Schefter’s report about Akers switching to No. 3, Beckham said that he would have paid Akers to wear the No. 3 jersey, but Akers stopped responding to him....

MORE: NFL’s most overrated teams | Must-watch games in 2016 Bailey counted against the 90-man roster limit even though he could not play. The non-football injury designation frees up that spot. Bailey, 25, was shot while in a vehicle outside Miami on Nov. 23. He underwent a seven-hour surgery and was hospitalized for about a month. Doctors have advised him to not return to football, but Bailey stated in February he still intended to do so....

Bailey tweeted that he had never taken PED. “I acknowledge that a violation of league policy occurred and that I am responsible for that violation,” he added on Twitter. “I sincerely apologize” to the team. Responding to negative tweets, Bailey said, “Everyone makes mistakes.” Bailey was a third-round draft pick last year out of West Virginia, and made two starts. He had 17 receptions with a 13.3-yard average and also ran for a 27-yard touchdown....

On ABC News’ This Week Sunday, host George Stephanopoulos pressed Paul to acknowledge that “this election was not stolen,” but the GOP senator continued to challenge the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s presidential victory Sunday morning. He brushed off the 86 legal challenges that were filed by Trump’s allies in court—all of which were dismissed. When a visibly frustrated Stephanopoulos attempted to get Paul to “just say the words ’this election was not stolen,’” Paul claimed the news media is unfairly framing the election fraud allegations by lumping all Republicans together as “liars....

Very few will ever forget the time he accidentally struck a bird flying across the infield during a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants in 2001. It's been five years since Johnson retired, but the legend of his bird-destroying acumen will remain forever thanks to his new Twitter avatar. Yes, that is an image of Johnson holding dove feathers as if he were a character on "South Park....

MORE: 10 big commitments | 20 key players back in 2016 “For the most part, he really let me go about the process on my own,” said Moss (via ESPN), referring to his famous father Randy. “I asked for his opinion and for him to sit down with the coaches and talk, but I asked for that these last few weeks. He voiced his opinion, and we had in-depth conversations about what was best for me and what was best for the family....

Riddle lost the US Championship to Sheamus at WrestleMania 37. He then lost to WWE Champion Bobby Lashley on the RAW after WrestleMania. It was being speculated that Riddle’s push was set to end, but ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton has come to The Original Bro’s rescue. As per Fightful (via Cagesideseats), Orton was in favor of working with Riddle when he was presented with the idea. It is being stated that the original plan was for Riddle to continue his program with Sheamus after WrestleMania 37 but plans were changed later....

In a candid interview with Alexander Golovin, the 27-year-old was honest in expressing his lack of support for Putin and his administration. “I think [Putin] no longer understands what’s right and what’s wrong,” Panarin said (translated by journalist Slava Malmond). “Psychologically, it’s not easy for him to judge the situation soberly. He has a lot of people who influence his decisions. But if everyone is walking around you for 20 years telling you what a great guy you are and how great a job you are doing, you will never see your mistakes....

In the fifth inning of Sunday’s game between the Rangers and Mariners, Texas catcher Bobby Wilson hit a shallow fly ball to left field with Andrus on third base. Mariners outfielder Stefen Romero prepared to fire a throw home, but Andrus jogged down the line as though he had no intention of tagging up. Romero lazily tossed a lob to the infield — bad decision. MORE: Every team’s most painful MLB Draft mistake...

The ace right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, retroactive to June 9, because of persistent discomfort in his throwing shoulder and neck, the Rangers announced. He was two weeks removed from making his 2016 debut after a year-and-a-half stint recovering from Tommy John surgery. MORE: MLB contemplating Home Run Derby for pitchers Darvish, 29, showed an ability to recapture his old form during his appearences this season....

Beltre missed two weeks with a left hamstring strain. The 39-year-old is batting clean-up in his first game back, trying to help the Rangers gain some momentum after a lacklustre start to the season. Before his injury, Beltre – a five-time Gold Glove winner, four-time Silver Slugger and All-Star – had an impressive .310/.366/.437 slash line with one home run and eight RBIs over his first 24 games this season....

For Vidarbha, veteran Wasim Jaffer (178) and one-down Atharva Taide (95) had laid foundation of a big score at the Vidarha Cricket Association stadium. Resuming at 389/4, Ganesh Satish added 13 runs to his overnight tally and fell at 90 as he missed a deserving hundred. Satish became pacer Shardul Thakur’s second victim. But a determined Mohit Kale struck a patient 68 in 126 balls. And contributions from lower order batsmen – Apoorv Wankhede (25), Akshay Wakhare (20 not out) and Aditya Sarwate (16) – helped the hosts cross the 500-run mark....

Young football managers have taken the European football leagues by a storm this season Sometimes young footballing careers end early due to catastrophic injuries or other reasons. Many such players devote their post-retirement lives to football management. The passion and drive to be a part of this beautiful game does not stop on the pitch. This sheer dedication to football leads people to begin their coaching careers comparatively young. On that note, let’s take a look at five of the best young managers under 40 in world football right now:...